Editing Economy of Tuvalu (section)

==Private sector enterprises==
The Tuvalu National Private Sector Organisation,<ref name="MP">{{Cite web |date= |title=New MP elected in Tuvalu |url=http://pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=15016170145420fbde8236adc321c9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404032121/http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=15016170145420fbde8236adc321c9 |archive-date=2019-04-04 |access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> the Tuvalu National Chamber of Commerce and Tuvalu Business Centre are active in supporting private sector enterprises. In order to set up a business in Tuvalu, an investor needs a start-up capital of AUD$20,000, a Tuvaluan partner and pay a business registration fee of AUD$100.<ref name="pina2010">{{cite web |date=5 March 2010 |title=Competition forces redundancy for Tuvalu's largest wholesale and retail outlet |url=http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=1751815744b9085387157fd30616d5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404032226/http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=1751815744b9085387157fd30616d5 |archive-date=2019-04-04 |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=PACNEWS}}</ref> As of 2010 there are only seven foreign-owned businesses operating in Tuvalu, which were mostly set up by Asian small business operators in the retail and restaurant sector.<ref name="pina2010"/>

Mackenzie Trading Limited, established by [[Mackenzie Kiritome]] in 2008, operates small retail outlets in the outer islands to sell merchandise in competition with the Co-operative Society (which is a community-owned enterprise).<ref name="pina2010"/> In 2010 Mackenzie Trading Limited employed 40 people.<ref name="pina2010"/> Other supermarkets on Funafuti include the Edwin Food City store,<ref name="EDC2020">{{cite web| last =Tausi | first =Kitiona  |title= Edwin Food City Saves Funafuti Residents | publisher= Tuvaluparadise.tv |date =7 December 2020 |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2020/12/07/edwin-food-city-saves-funafuti-residents/| access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> the Messamasui Supermarket, the SULANI Trading store and the JY Ocean Trading stores.<ref name="MS2020">{{cite web| last =Tausi | first =Kitiona  |title= Supermarkets Close Business Without Enough Warning| publisher= Tuvaluparadise.tv |date =7 December 2020 |url= https://tuvaluparadise.tv/2020/12/07/supermarkets-close-business-without-enough-warning/| access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> Government regulations prohibit trading on Sundays.<ref name="EDC2020"/>